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Today is one of the most important on the annual calendar of national days, festivals and celebrations; it’s Earth Day. A global event, April 22nd where many of us become environmental activists for the day, celebrating the beauty of our planet, highlighting environmental issues, educating the next generation and organising conservation projects which aim to improve planetary and community habitats. …

Tomorrow’s topic for popular Twitter travel chat #TToT is ‘Last Chance Tourism‘. I’ve already been asked on several occasions what it actually means, so an explanatory post seems appropriate. By this very definition it means that the opportunities to visit these destinations and encounter with cultures or wildlife are diminishing and eventually will cease to exist. Time could be running …

Tomorrow, 4th October, 2016 we will celebrate World Animal Day, a global initiative to hoping to educate, raise awareness of wildlife welfare issues and unify animal wellbeing groups. The noble and important aim is to make the world a better place for animals. World Animal Day; A Reason to Celebrate Days like this and similar ones such as the World …

It is hard not to love the Great Bear Rainforest. It is a true wilderness nestled between the Pacific coast and the Coast mountain Range, stretching from British Columbia to Alaska. There are not any roads, the only access is by water or flying which adds to the feeling that of isolation in a wilderness. It is such a stunning …

Those that read this site regularly will be aware that the topics of sustainable travel and the environment are close to my heart. Therefore it was particularly interesting to take part in the regular social media hashtag meet, Travel Talk on Twitter (TToT) which was about this subject. The social media travel community is extremely knowledgeable and insightful. The expertise, …

I have been aware of the ‘Travel Bloggers Give Back’ initiative for more than a week now. I was contacted by Bret Love of Green Global Travel about becoming involved; it is a great idea and immediately agreed to provide my own supporting post. The challenge is that there are so many worthwhile causes finding a really exceptional cause is …

This image is from an extremely good post by one of my favourite writers on the Chickybus site. It is a very thought provoking piece about the ethics of photography. It was the final image that really caught my imagination. The image portrayed a man and a boy which had supposedly been shot by soldier or rebel troops, it was …

If you are unfamiliar with the term Anthropocene Epoch, it is the informal name which has been given to describe our impact on the Planet. It is the geological period of time in which man’s activities has had significant influence over the eco-systems of this World. Moments ago I was writing a piece on making better use of your camera, …